Category: Parenting
The teenage years are a challenge for the whole family. Categorized by hormones, wildly changing emotions, and high drama, it’s common for a parent-child relationship to start to diminish …
The elementary childhood years between six and eleven are filled with both excitement and stress. Well beyond the chubby cheeks and toddling steps of their younger years, elementary-aged children …
Toddlerhood, or the ages between 2 and 5 years old, is a notoriously difficult time of life. As children start to gain some greater skills with their language, mobility, …
Sleep is essential for a child’s health and development. An extensive body of research shows that good sleep habits encourage brain development and promote mental and physical health. Infants …
How many thousands of times have you heard the phrase “spare the rod, spoil the child”? The idea is that if a child is not punished for bad behavior, …
Spanking has been used through generations as a disciplinary method to instill discipline and compliance. However, it is one of the most controversial behavior-shaping methods among parents, child development …
Making sure that kids stay physically active is important. The habits and hobbies they pick up during their youth can stick with them for the rest of their life, …
Time outs were created as a form of punishment for children. However, time out is now being used in many different ways to help people learn and grow from …
Medicine or medical drugs are sensitive items found in homes and whose impact might be beneficial or catastrophic if used if well used or if misused. Sometimes, due to …
Baby Sign Language has been growing in popularity in recent years. For some parents, it’s a fantastic way to improve their baby’s communication skills while they are still preverbal. …